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If Your AirPort Express Isn't Responding, To return your AirPort Express to its factory settings

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If Your AirPort Express Isn't Responding Unplug it from the power outlet and plug it back in. If your AirPort Express stops responding completely, you may need to reset it to its factory settings. This erases all of the settings you've made and resets them to their original values. To return your AirPort Express to its factory settings: mm Use the end of a straightened paper clip to hold down the reset button for ten seconds. AirPort Express restarts with the following settings: ÂÂ AirPort Express receives its IP address using DHCP. ÂÂ The network name reverts to AppleNetwork xxxxxx (where x is a letter or number). ÂÂ The AirPort Express password reverts to public. If you previously used AirPort Utility to create profiles for your AirPort Express, they're preserved when you reset your AirPort Express. If you need to return your AirPort Express to its factory settings and remove any profiles you've set up: 1 Unplug AirPort Express. 2 Use the end of a straightened paper clip to hold down the reset button while you plug in AirPort Express. Wait until the status light flashes, and then reset the base station. 22 Chapter 4 Tips and Troubleshooting

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Chapter 4
Tips and Troubleshooting
If Your AirPort Express Isn’t Responding
Unplug it from the power outlet and plug it back in.
If your AirPort Express stops responding completely, you may need to reset
it to its factory settings. This erases all of the settings you’ve made and resets
them to their original values.
To return your AirPort Express to its factory settings:
m
M
Use the end of a straightened paper clip to hold down the reset button for
ten seconds.
AirPort Express restarts with the following settings:
Â
AirPort Express receives its IP address using DHCP.
Â
The network name reverts to AppleNetwork
xxxxxx
(where
x
is a letter
or number).
Â
The AirPort Express password reverts to
public
.
If you previously used AirPort Utility to create profiles for your AirPort
Express, they’re preserved when you reset your AirPort Express. If you need
to return your AirPort Express to its factory settings and remove any profiles
you’ve set up:
1
Unplug AirPort Express.
2
Use the end of a straightened paper clip to hold down the reset button while
you plug in AirPort Express.
Wait until the status light flashes, and then reset the base station.